Greek Royal Family - Photos from the past

[Julia]

They were/are such an attractive and lovely couple!
Queen Anne-Marie in her laurel wreath tiara....

 

[Mandy]

Hi Julia,

Yes, they do look lovely. Here they are at the pre-wedding ball at the royal palace in Athens on September 16, 1964.

Corbis picture.

 

[thissal]

What a gorgeous looking couple! No wonder their children look like they do.

For some reason, I thought the royal family went into exile from Greece after WWII but here they were still in Athens at least in 1964. At first glance it seems such a shame. Does anyone know where I could find the story behind their being forced into exile? What happened?

 

[Mandy]

Hi Thissal,

Here is a short version of events. A military junta of his colonels took power in April 1967. So Constantine and his family fled to Rome in December of the same year. He was formally deposed in June 1973 and a national referendum in 1974 formally abolished the monarchy.
As for reference matter, maybe someone could suggest a book title.

 

[samitude]

Aren't they a perfect royal couple? They seemed so much in love back then and still today. Their children all seem to have turned out very well.

 

[Jacqueline]

Thissal, here are a few websites with summaries of what led to the exile of the GRF. There are also a few other links to websites that may interest you.

The Greek Royal Family-Official Site

Christine's Royalty-History of the Greek Royal Family

The Kings of the Hellenes-Site by Robert Warholm

Time Europe-Throneless Abroad

The Military Junta in Greece

The Junta 1967-1974

Greece Now-Royal Wrangle

 

[thissal]

Thanks so much Jacqueline. I'll have a feast looking at them. I read somewhere, maybe here, that when they married, Greece had a reputation for treating their royal family like a yo-yo, so maybe they'll be back. Who knows, maybe the crown princess's father will buy back the throne for his daughter. B)

 

[Jacqueline]

Originally posted by thissal@Apr 1st, 2003 - 3:23 pm
Who knows, maybe the crown princess's father will buy back the throne for his daughter. B)

You're welcome Thissal.

You know, I think that if Robert Miller could or if he were given the opportunity, he certainly would give it a try. The gentleman loves acquisitions of any type.

 

[thissal]

From what little reading I did, the reasons for the royals being kicked out of their country are not all that clear. One problem seems to be that Queen Frederika and Constantine I had ties/family in Germany, which was the main problem in itself, outside of anything they might have done. But the British royal family is thought to be more German than British, and other than occasional snide remarks, it hasn't created an insurmountable problem. The British also changed their name too though to blur the connection.

Other than that, what I saw as a bigger problem was that, with one exception, none of the royal family has ever had any Greek blood. Now one would think that after 100+ years, there would have been some mixing with the locals? I know other monarchies have started with foreign rulers, but have they remained that way successfully?

As for Queen Frederika being too involved in politics, I ran across an interesting letter she had sent to---UN/CIA? specifically asking them to mind their own business and stay out of Greek decisions. It is also accepted that the junta had the US financial support and CIA backing. Now we know, anyone who tells the US to stay out of their affairs is in for big trouble.

 

[samitude]

Here are a couple of pictures from Polfoto of the engagement of Princess Anne-Marie and King Constantine. These were taken at the Denmark presentation.

Danish Presentation 1

Danish Presentation 2


The Greek Presentation from Rex Features and Polfoto.

Greek Presentation 1

Greek Presentation 2

 

[Josefine]

Pictures Of Queen Anne Marie

picture from http://alloverpress.dk

picture from http://alloverpress.dk

picture from http://alloverpress.dk

picture from http://alloverpress.dk

 

[Alexandra]

Queen Anne-marie as child

Here are a few pics, I found of Anne-Marie and her sisters and cousins

http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.asp

 

[Alexandra]

I´ll try again...

http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.asp

http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.asp

http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.asp

http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.asp

http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.asp

A few more pictures of Queen Anne-Marie as child. if you find more pics of her, I'd like to see them, too. Anne-Marie is my favourite royal.

www.polfoto.dk

1946

www.polfoto.dk
1952

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1952

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1952

www.polfoto.dk
1952

 

[Alexandra]

http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.asp

http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.asp

 

[Fireweaver]

Is that Sophia/Sophie and Irene with him in the second picture?
The pics are so cute!

 

[Alexandra]

Oh, yes, they are Sophia and Irene

 

[Alexandra]

www.polfoto.dk 1952 Dronning Ingrid og prinsesserne Margrethe Benedikte og Anne Marie modtager.

www.polfoto.dk
1952

Again with grandfather, mother and sisters

www.polfoto.dk

1954

Skiing with sisters

www.polfoto.dk
1961
Confirmations day

www.corbis.com
1963 with her sisters

www.corbis.com

1964
Practising for future...

www.corbis.com
1964

www.polfoto.dk
1954

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1955

www.polfoto.dk
28.3.1955

Queen Ingrid's birthday

 

[Alexandria]

Great pictures, Alexandra! :flower: Queen Anne-Marie was an adorable little girl. I espescially loved the one with her peering into the water and some has grapped the back of her dress to keep her from falling in! She must have been a very curious child. And after looking at all these pictures, it makes me think that Anne-Marie was probably the curious, eager, high-spirited child of Queen Ingrid's daughters.

 

[Alexandra]

Just a few more pictures of king Konstantin, too.

About 1946

www.corbis.com just as the picture above

1954

Konstantin with sisters and mother

www.corbis.com

www.corbis.com

Konstantin and Sophia riding horses

www.corbis.com

About 1954
With a donkey

www.corbis.com

About 1954

With a lamm, I think...

www.corbis.com

The young crown prince dancing

www.corbis.com

1960

Konstantin as Olympia winner. This is a picture I have been searching long for. www.polfoto.dk

www.corbis.com

1963

Coming fron the church. A memorial service for J.F. Kennedy.

www.corbis.com

A young king

www.corbis.com

1964

www.corbis.com

1969

 

[Alexandra]

www.polfoto.dk

1955

www.polfoto.dk

1957

www.polfoto.dk

1963

 

[Jalmey]

www.corbis.com

King Constantine with His Family
Original caption: Rome.King Constantine of Greece and his Danish born wife, Queen Anne Marie, present their newly born son Prince Nicholas to the press in the garden of the couple's Rome villa October 8th. With them is their three year old daughter Princess Alexia. Their other son, Prince Paul, 2, is not shown. The baby is eight days old. Constantine and family are living in voluntary exile in Italy.

 

[Jalmey]

www.corbis.com

King Constantine and Fiance Anne-Marie of Denmark

They were such a lovely couple!

 

[Jalmey]

www.corbis.com

King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie with Baby
Original caption: Corfu, Greece....King Constantine of Greece and Queen Anne-Marie look at their baby girl July 14. The girl, born July 10, weighed nine pounds, nine ounces at birth and is the couple's first child.

 

[Jalmey]

www.corbis.com

Greek King And Queen Arrive At Airport
Original caption: 12/14/1967-Rome, Italy- Greece's King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie arrive at airport here early Dec. 14. Constantine, his family and Premiere Constantine Kollias arrived on a military aircraft from Greece. Late Dec. 13th, Athens radio announced that the King's counter coup had been crushed.

 

[Jalmey]

www.corbis.com

King and Cabinet
Original caption: King Constantine of Greece, © poses with new government officials on April 26th at the Athens Royal Palace here. From left (front row) are minister without Portfolio, Col. Georgios Panadopoulos; Premier Constantine Kallias; King Constantine; Deputy Premier, Lt. General Gregery Spandidakis; and Agriculture Minister, Georges Mathaiou. In military dress directly behind the King are from left; Interior Minister, Major General Patakos Triyanos; and Minister of Coordination, Col. Nicolaus Makaerzos. The new regime, which won the support of the King on April 26th, promised to restore Democracy to Greece and charged the son of former Premier George Papandreou, Andreas Papandreou, with high treason.

 

[Jalmey]

www.corbis.com


Constantine II of Greece with Queen Anne-Marie
King Constantine II of Greece visits the Acropolis with his wife, Queen Anne-Marie.

 

[Jalmey]

www.corbis.com

Princess Alexia of Greece with Her Proud Parents
King Constantine II of Greece looks on as his wife, Queen Anne-Marie, cradles their young daughter Alexia after her christening ceremony at the Royal Palace's church.

 

[Jalmey]

King Constantine Of Greece With His Fiancee Princess Anne-Marie Of Denmark.

 

[Jalmey]

Corbis

King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie with Child
Original caption: Athens, Greece....King Constantine bends down to assist his wife, the lovely Queen Anne-Marie who is holding the couple's first child, Crown Princess Alexia, at the September 20th christening ceremonies, held at the Royal Palace in Athens.

 

[Jalmey]

Corbis

King Constantine with Family
Original caption: Athens, Greece: King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie of Greece with their baby, Princess Alexia.